Effects of the Civil War 9f

These are some effects on the civil war


FAMILIES
families and friends were often pitted against one another

TROOPS
southern troops became increasingly younger and more poorly equiped and clothed


RICHMOND AND ATLANTA
Much of the South was devastated at the end of the war (the burning of Atlanta and richmond)


DISEASE
diesease was a major killer

RED CROSS
CLARA BARTON (IMPORTANT) a civil war nurse, created the American Red Cross

COMBAT
combat was brutal and often man-to-man

MONEY
The collapse of the confederacy made confederate money worthless

SOUTHERN WOMEN
Women were left to run businesses in the North and farms and plantations in the South



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